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12.07.23

Ranking Members Grijalva and Krishnamoorthi Support Actions to Combat Illegal Trade of Highly Endangered Pangolins in People’s Republic of China, Including Sanctions

Washington, D.C. - House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) today sent a letter to President Joe Biden commending the administration’s actions to take a stand against the illegal trade of pangolins and pangolin products in the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC). READ the full letter to President Biden. … Continue Reading

10.20.23

Ranking Members Grijalva & Huffman Call for Federal Action to Combat Human Rights Abuses in Seafood Supply Chain

Washington, D.C. - Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) sent two letters—one to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and one to the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)—responding to recent investigative reporting in The New Yorker by Ian Urbina (HERE and HERE), which documents major human rights … Continue Reading

09.19.23

Committee Democrats Send Letter Seeking Accountability for Fishery Council’s Mismanagement of Taxpayer Dollars & Improper Lobbying

Washington, D.C. - Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.), Rep. Ed Case (D-Hawaii), Rep. Rep. Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (D-CNMI), and Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) sent a letter to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) requesting information about the agency’s authority to enforce accountability measures for the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (WESPAC). W… Continue Reading

04.26.23

Grijalva, Huffman, & Beyer Request to FWS Director Williams on Gray Wolf & Grizzly Bear Protections

Washington, D.C. – House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.); Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee Ranking Member Huffman (D-Calif.); Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.); and Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) sent a letter to Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Director Martha Williams urging the agency to thoroughly evaluate the impact that existing and proposed state laws and regulations could have on gray wolf and grizzly bear populations. Despite some recent suc… Continue Reading

04.26.23

Amid Republican Push to Remove Protections for Wolves and Grizzlies, Grijalva, Huffman, Dingell, and Beyer Urge Fish and Wildlife Service to Thoroughly Assess Species Threats

Washington, D.C. - House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.); Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee Ranking Member Huffman (D-Calif.); Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.); and Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) sent a letter to Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Director Martha Williams urging the agency to thoroughly evaluate the impact that existing and proposed state laws and regulations could have on gray wolf and grizzly bear populations. Despite some recent successes in p… Continue Reading

09.22.20

Press Releases

Ranking Members Grijalva and Krishnamoorthi Support Actions to Combat Illegal Trade of Highly Endangered Pangolins in People’s Republic of China, Including Sanctions

Ranking Members Grijalva & Huffman Call for Federal Action to Combat Human Rights Abuses in Seafood Supply Chain

Committee Democrats Send Letter Seeking Accountability for Fishery Council’s Mismanagement of Taxpayer Dollars & Improper Lobbying

Grijalva, Huffman, & Beyer Request to FWS Director Williams on Gray Wolf & Grizzly Bear Protections

Amid Republican Push to Remove Protections for Wolves and Grizzlies, Grijalva, Huffman, Dingell, and Beyer Urge Fish and Wildlife Service to Thoroughly Assess Species Threats

House Democratic Letter to NOAA on Seismic Testing and Scientific Integrity September 22 2020

Grijalva Huffman Letter on NEPA Regs September 11 2020

Grijalva Huffman Letter to Trump on Seafood Economic Assistance June 25 2020

Grijalva Bipartisan Letter to Interior Appropriators on BLM Horse and Burro Pilot Program Dec. 10 2019

Grijalva Huffman Letter to Sec Ross on Dorian NOAA Response Sept. 10 2019

Grijalva Letter to BLM on Villages at Vigneto July 3 2019

Grijalva Letter to WWF CEO

Grijalva Letter to Wicker and Cantwell on NOAA Nominee Barry Myers May 2 2019

Grijalva Huffman Letter to Bernhardt on Bureau of Rec Accounting April 10 2019

NGO Coalition Letter Supporting Grijalva Colorado River Drought Bill April 1 2019

Grijalva Velazquez Huffman Letter to Bernhardt on Pesticide Impacts March 26 2019

Grijalva Neal Engel Letter on Japanese Whaling March 13 2019

Grijalva Letter to Bernhardt and Ross on Endangered Species Act Listings Jan. 30 2019

Grijalva GAO Request on Seafood Industry Slavery in Thailand

Grijalva Bordallo Letter to DHS NOAA DOS on Ending Thai Seafood Slavery